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What We’re Reading: Hormuz Confusion, South America Ditches Socialism, Erasing Men … And More

An Open-and-Shut Case

Iran Closes Strait Of Hormuz; Negotiators Prepare For More Talks – USA Today

Tehran Says Strait Of Hormuz Remains Open After Confusion — Euronews

Iran Says Hormuz Has Been Closed But Sends Team for Swiss Talks — Bloomberg

Energy Secretary Wright Says Flow Of Tankers Passing Through Strait Of Hormuz Returning To ‘Normal’ – Just the News

Oil Tanker Traffic In Strait Of Hormuz Jumps After U.S. And Iran Implement Deal To Open Sea Lane — CNBC

Ships Flowing Through Strait Ahead Of Camp David Trip – The Hill

Commercial Vessels Flow Through Open Strait of Hormuz — Centcom

US Forces Monitoring Strait Of Hormuz To Ensure It Stays Open — Reuters

Is The Strait Of Hormuz Now Open? — CNN

US And Iran Spar Over Key Oil Route As Tehran Pushes To Shut It Down — Fox News

Oil Keeps Flowing Through Hormuz Despite Iran Saying It’s Shut — Yahoo Finance

Vance ‘Skeptical’ That Iran Closed Hormuz Strait Again, Pentagon Declares Safe Passage Remains ‘Intact Today’ — AllSides

Socialism Rises in the U.S….

Socialism Is on the March — National Review

The Democratic Socialists of America Just Adopted a Radical New Platform — City Journal

…As It Fades in South America

Much Of Latin America Is Embracing MAGA. Here’s Why — Los Angeles Times

Trump-Backed Political Outsider Wins Colombia Election, Initial Count Shows — BBC

Another One! Colombia Does the RIGHT Thing. Now On to Brazil. — PJ Media

Déjà Vu All Over Again

Vance Begins Talks In Switzerland With Iran To End War By Saying US Wants To ‘Transform’ Middle East – June 21, 2026, Just the News  

FLASHBACK: ‘Today America and our friends and allies must commit ourselves to a long-term transformation in another part of the world: the Middle East.’ – August 6, 2003, Condoleezza Rice, Washington Post

Waste and Fraud Dept.

GAO Faults State, USAID For Poor Oversight Of $1.2 Billion China Counter-Influence Effort — Washington Times

Obamacare Was Supposed To Fix This

Americans’ Angst Over Healthcare Costs Grows, With Almost Half Saying They Can’t Afford It, Survey Finds — Kaiser Health News

Misc

The Iran War Was Right – This End Deal Not So Much — Andrew Malcolm, RedState

Congress Is Finally Set To Pass A Housing Bill: Here’s What It Would Do — The Hill

The ‘Magic Number’ For A Comfortable Retirement Just Got Bigger — USA Today

New York Times Celebrates Father’s Day By Erasing Men — Daily Wire

Zero Sum: Cities Have Little To Show for Big Spending Increases — RealClearInvestigations

Trump Claims Reflecting Pool Was Vandalized And Says Law Enforcement Is Investigating  —  CNN

Humor

The Week In Pictures: World Cup Edition — Powerline

BREAKING: Federal Judge Overturns Iran Peace Deal, Orders U.S. to Resume Bombing — Genesius Times

Experts Issue Dire Warning That A.I. Has Now Learned How To Use The Semicolon — Babylon Bee

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